Barge



ils 911434 R. DADE Jul 11,1933.

BARGE Filed May 25, 1931 R D g VEN TOR. E7 6 BY its Patented July 11, 1933 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE REII /[AR DADE, OF LUBECK, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR T0 LT L BECKER MASCHINENBAU GESELLSCHAFT, 0F LUBECK, GERMANY BARGE Application filed May 25, 1931, Seria1 No. 539,860, and in Germany June .21, 1930.

T his invention relates to a barge, the upper cover of which is intended to receive the load.

In order that such barges may be discharged rapidly so called tilting barges are used which when screwed up release the load,

after which the vessel automatically takes up its normal position again. The tilting movement of the vessel has considerable disadvantages which consist in this, that during the unloading there is danger for the attendant and it is not possible to discharge exactly at a desired spot.

According to the invention the upper cover consists of two plates touching in the middle and rotatable about ax es parallel to the longitudinal plane of the ship, for receiving the load, which when unlocked turn downwards and so release the load.

By the invention the tilting of the hull of the ship and the disadvantages involved thereby are avoided.

A constructional example of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 shows the loaded vehicle in cross section,

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Fig. 3 a part of the plan view.

The ships hull a may be adapted in its exterior shape to the particular circumstance. It has in the middle a hold 6 through which the load falls. The upper cover for receiving the load consists of two plates 0. c, abutting amidships. Each of the plates 0, c, is rotatable about an axis (Z or rl running in thelongitudinal direction of the ship and is held by a locking device 0. In order to increase the possible load each plate 0, c is provided with a wall-f, f. i

2 the same shortly after unloading,

another load arranged with When the vessel has reached the discharg- 7 being released. Stops g, g, are provided for limiting the downward movement.

After dumping the plates 0, c automatically move or return d, d, are'positioned slightly nearer the meeting edges than the edges adjacent the outer sides of the barge. The locking devices 6, e, are now applied and the device is ready for its greatest of the plates weight over the meeting edges which arrangement enas shown in Fig. 1 sures of a release of the locking devices.

' What I claim is: 1 r V A barge including a buoyant bodyprovided with a central hole passing completely through the body, an upper deck for carrying the load comprising two plates arranged in abutting relation amidship for covering the hole and rotatable about axes running parallel to the longitudinal plane of the ship so that the adjacent longitudinal portions can swing downwardly into the hole for dumping purposes, locking means on the upper surface of the body for releasably holding the plates parallel, and the longitudinalpivotal axes being located slightly nearer the abutting edges of the plates than the remote edges thereof so that when the locking means is released the plates will move to a dumping position automatically due to the weight of the load and after dumping will return to normal position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

REIMAR DADE.

to their normal horizontal position due to the fact that the pivots quick dumping upon the further. 

